The latest and largest metroplex to take on this issue is Los Angeles, where officials from two counties are putting plans in place to reverse over 54,000 prior convictions. Code for America, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the government to use technology in the service of the citizenry, will be employing an algorithm to quickly identify qualified beneficiaries and automatically remove their convictions.

A move like this will greatly improve the lives of thousands of people, as criminal convictions in California can have serious repercussions on day-to-day living, as noted by Code for America in the following tweets.

2/ In California alone, there are 4,800 legal obstacles that exist for someone with a criminal record. Obstacles like the ability to get a job, access financial aid, get a loan, etc.

6/ There are ~54,000 marijuana convictions eligible for automatic record clearance in Los Angeles & San Joaquin County by rethinking the record clearance process. This builds on Clear My Record’s success in SF with @DAGascon – 8,132 convictions cleared in SF county.

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